diff --git a/app/src/Controller/Component/BreadcrumbComponent.php b/app/src/Controller/Component/BreadcrumbComponent.php
index 16a3a99d7..071733ee8 100644
--- a/app/src/Controller/Component/BreadcrumbComponent.php
+++ b/app/src/Controller/Component/BreadcrumbComponent.php
@@ -111,8 +111,9 @@ public function beforeRender(EventInterface $event) {
 
     // Do we have a target model, and if so is it a configuration
     // model (eg: ApiUsers) or an object model (eg: CoPeople)?
-    if(isset($controller->$modelsName) // May not be set under certain error conditions
-      && method_exists($controller->$modelsName, "isConfigurationTable")) {
+    if(\is_object($controller->$modelsName)
+       && method_exists($controller->$modelsName, "isConfigurationTable")
+    ) {
       $controller->set('vv_bc_configuration_link', $controller->$modelsName->isConfigurationTable());
     } else {
       $controller->set('vv_bc_configuration_link', false);